Swimmer's Daily

Category: Training

  • Coaches in The Know: Bob Bowman

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    USA Swimming asking Bob Bowman here, why North Baltimore has been so successful in developing elite athletes.

  • GB Swimming Team in Cyprus

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    GBR Swimming Team in Cyprus – athletes attend a 10 day warm weather training camp ahead of the World Championships in Shanghai, 2nd May – 11th May 2011

  • USC Olympian count closing to 20

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    It is an established tradition for Olympic athletes to get the rings tattoed on themselves after participating in the world’s ultimate sporting spectacle, and nowhere is this more apparent than at USC. That’s because coach Dave Salo has amassed a training group that is pushing close to 20 Olympic swimmers. Rebecca Soni (USA) Jessica Hardy*…

  • Lochte’s Laws

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    1) Listen to you coach, 2) Set goals, 3) Have fun!

  • Ian Thorpe regains speed in the water

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    Having lost a whopping 18kg since he embarked on his secret swimming comeback seven months ago, a toned Thorpe fronted a media throng at Darling Harbour yesterday to tell the world he was “satisfied” with his progress. Read more here on the Herald Sun. VIDEO: Thorpe down under and upbeat

  • 9NEWS segment on Missy Franklin

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    Colorado’s 9NEWS focusing on Missy Franklin here, partially using the same video source as the USA Today segment, but with other clips and quotes. Nice classic from her coach Todd Schmitz: “Everybody loves to win, but there are a few people who hate to lose, and those are typically the Olympians. I don’t think Missy…

  • Sports Tonight on Evans, Miley and Pengelly

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    Australia’s Blair Evans, South Africa’s Jess Pengelly and Scotland’s Hannah Miley training together in Perth in December 2010, all 400 IM medal contenders for the London Olympic Games in 2012. Travis Nederpelt: “I swear to god they are like a pack of sharks.”

  • Ian Thorpe on his return to the pool

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    By Ian Thorpe, 5-time Olympic gold medallist for Australia … We have a rule of thumb in swimming: for every month you have off it takes about three months of training to get back to your previous condition. I’m not sure what the time frame is when you’ve been out of action for five years…

  • Thoman and Schneider at the YMCA YSplash event

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    Nick Thoman and Josh Schneider taking time out to teach children how to swim, at a Charlotte area YMCA week-long YSplash event. Now back to the Charlotte UltraSwim Jones vs Schneider swim-off!